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Ephesians 1:15-23 View this week’s worship guide Today we are going to learn some important truths about prayer, with an emphasis on praying for knowledge and understanding. We need the Spirit’s help to grasp the greatness of God, the supremacy of Christ, the rich benefits of the gospel. What this means is that we are

Ephesians 1:3-14 View this week’s worship guide This is a long (202 words), complex, and glorious sentence (one sentence in Greek) that oozes with God-centered worship. This is relevant for a variety of reason. Here’s one reason it is important: you were made for praise. And we must have the right object of worship. Humanity has

Ephesians 1:1-2 View this week’s worship guide By way of introduction to the letter today, I want to take a look at the first two verses, and then look at the message of the letter. We will consider: (1) the author, (2) the recipients, (3) the greeting, (4) the message. What is interesting about the

Romans 8:12-17, 23 View this week’s worship guide Rejoice, for your father has an unbreakable grasp of you. God the Father has planned this adoption; God the Son has made this adoption possible; and God the Spirit has applied it to our hearts. May the truth of adoption radically motivate us, and personally sustain us,

Mark 8:27-38 When we hear the gospel there are 3 questions we must answer. One, who is Jesus? Two, What did Jesus come to do? Three, what does Jesus call us to do? These are basic fundamental questions that everyone must answer.

Luke 15:1-2, 11-32 View this week’s worship guide A father with two different sons, with one great need: the gospel. That’s what this parable is teaching. It’s amazing how much theology is packed into this story! God, man, sin, Christ, grace, repentance, heaven, kingdom: All here! Many want to divide the world into “bad” guys,

Luke 10:25-37 View this week’s worship guide We are in a short series on the nature of our mission at IDC called “Love Your Neighbor.” We see that command in this popular story typically referred to as “The Good Samaritan.” Part of the problem with talking about “love” is that people have a misunderstanding about

Luke 14 View this week’s worship guide People who have experienced Jesus’ gracious hospitality, should extend the same type of gracious hospitality. If you’ve experienced it, you should extend it. Don’t always think of mission as extraordinary. Jesus talked about having dinner with people here. He didn’t start a program, a school, or have a

Titus 3:1-15 View this week’s worship guide Regeneration (Rebirth) radically changes us, inside and out, so that now we reflect that gospel-change to one another and the watching world! N.T. Wright says, “the creator of the World is a lavish host who has sent out a worldwide invitation to His party. We, as His messengers,

Titus 2:1-15 View this week’s worship guide Godliness is not just about saying “No” to sin. You must say “yes” to God. You are not in neutral. You are going in one direction. You will not overcome sin or addiction by simply saying “no.” You must say “Yes.”So, grace teaches us about holiness and also

TItus 1:1-16 View this week’s worship guide Today we are going to talk about two essentials of a healthy church: Sound Doctrine, and Qualified Elders. Titus is about renovating the church in Crete. He has the hard task of trying to put what remained in order, and to do that he is to teach sound

2 Timothy 4:5-22 View this week’s worship guide Paul uses an athletic analogy in this section, mentioning the “crown.” These Garlands or “Crowns” won by the Greeks were greatly prized, like these plaques in the Hall of Fame. But Paul speaks of a crown of infinitely greater worth, of something of far greater importance. He

2 Timothy 3:14-4:4 View this week’s worship guide “Keep your finger on the text when you teach and preach.” That’s exactly what we’re talking about today. Keeping our heart and mind in the word, and our finger on the text. We must do this – as readers, as teachers/preachers, and as listeners. In every case,

2 Timothy 3:1-13 View this week’s worship guide We all are following someone and at some point or another we will all lead. So the question is, does our following and our leading consistent with the Gospel? Or is it more consentient with the list in this passage? We are told to avoid those who

2 Timothy 2:14-26 View this week’s worship guide Today we’re talking about the importance of healthy teaching, and the characteristics of a faithful teacher. People desperately need healthy teaching. Teaching is really the foundation of all that we do as a church. We worship, but our worship is built on sound doctrine; we serve, but

2 Timothy 2:1-13 View this week’s worship guide Paul models endurance for us in 2 Timothy. He writes this letter from a prison. He’s an aged, war-torn apostle, but he’s enduring until the end. He is calling Timothy to endure to the end. Remember Jesus Christ! Remember the one who conquered our enemies, is seated

2 Timothy 1:8-18 View this week’s worship guide Honor Jesus with Gospel Centered Courage. Don’t be ashamed of the gospel, be willing to suffer for the gospel, and guard the gospel. That is gospel centered courage. As we examine these command and examples, we get a glimpse of the heart of the Apostle Paul. We

2 Timothy 1:1-7 View this week’s worship guide In our pluralistic, relativistic culture, we need churches to declare God’s truth. More people today our concerned with a church’s children’s activities than a church’s doctrine. That’s upside down. Your first concern should be doctrine. Further, I continue to hear about churches who say “we like our

Exodus 33-40 View this week’s worship guide In the Lord of the Rings, Sam asks, “I wonder what kind of story we are in, Mr Frodo?” Everyone wants to know the answer to this. The book of Exodus shows us. We are in THE story, the grand-redemptive story, the true story of the whole world.

Exodus 32 View this week’s worship guide Israel’s worship of the golden calf idol is what we are looking at today. Perhaps you think, “I don’t struggle with worshiping a cow; I like to eat them too much, but i don’t struggle worshiping them.” Maybe not a cow. But remember this story has everything to

Judges 16:16-31 View this week’s worship guide Samson is not our hero, he himself needs deliverance, but he is pointing forward to the Hero we need. Why is he not? Because the only one that can ascend the hill of the Lord is the man with clean hands and a pure heart… the wages of

Exodus 28-31 View this week’s worship guide Many important parts of the faith begin here in the OT, and introduce categories, which are later filled up with more meaning in the NT. Today, these categories involve the priesthood, the Spirit, and the Sabbath. This theme of work and rest teaches us about the gospel. Here

Exodus 25-27 View this week’s worship guide Here in this passage we will see a God, a Father, who is gracious in Dwelling with His people! His Presence is among them and that should reaffirm that they are His people and they should be about His Mission. This Text is all about God being present

Exodus 23:20-24:18 View this week’s worship guide This is one of the most powerful, meaningful and memorable passages in the entire Bible. Take note of who the main character is…who the hero of the story is. This passage is primarily about God…His victory, His commands, His law, His blessing, His covenant, and His glory. It

Exodus 20:22-23:19 View this week’s worship guide In the sermon on the Ten Commandments, we finished by saying that the law drives us to Jesus, and Jesus enables us to keep the law. If these laws demonstrate ways in which Israel was to live out the Decalogue, then we are left with that great application